Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.

More importantly, it's a status symbol. The blue emblem can help people gain legitimacy in the business of influencer marketing and bestows some credibility within Instagram's community of 700 ...

The coveted blue verification symbol proves that your account is "the authentic presence ... account since the symbol appears beside the name in the search results. Note: Instagram reserves the right ...

X and Instagram users often have the symbol in their bios or in their handles to stand in unity with the tireless workers. Football fans whose club have blue in their badge or kit can use them in ...

Instagram’s Threads app ... it won’t actually display the “#” symbol when the tags are shown. Instead, the tags will appear as clickable blue links. The test will initially begin in ...